Amphibian Tank

Animal SummaryTiger Salamander - The tiger salamanders live in a large aquarium and share their home with a wide variety of frogs and toads. Their habitat consists of a water area to swim, plants, and rocks to hide behind and a large area to catch their meals of crickets.

Green Frogs, Leopard Frogs, Pickerel Frogs, and American Toads - These frogs and toads share the amphibian tank with each other as well as the tiger salamander.

Facts

A tiger salamander's body curls from side to side as it walks, in a series of "S"- shaped waves.

The tiger salamander is the largest terrestrial salamander found in Wisconsin.

Tiger salamanders have no teeth but can regenerate entire limbs if lost.

A single egg clutch of green frogs may contain from 1,000 to 7,000 eggs.

Green frogs have teeth on the upper jaw used to hold onto food so it doesn't get away.

When a frog eats, its eyeballs retract into its head and help push the food down its throat.

For each species of frog, the size of the tympanic membrane (behind the eye), and the sensitivity of the female's ear, is related to the frequency of the male's call.

A group of frogs is called an "army".

No two leopard frogs are alike. They each have their own distinct pattern of spots that researches use to identify them.

Amphibians are excellent indicator species for the overall health and stability of an ecosystem. Their permeable skin makes them sensitive to environmental changes.